Butter-dish



(No Model-J v W. BABBITT.

` BUTTER DISH. Y No. 259,075. y Patented June 6, 1882.

IIIIHIH INVEJVTR f @zu u .dttorney UNITED i STATES PATENT OFFICE.

SETH W. BABBITT, OF MERIDEN, CONNECTICUT.

BUTTER-DISH.

SPECIFICATION forming part Of Letters: :Patent NO. 259,075, dated June6, 1882.

Application filed March 23, 188.2. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, S. WILLIAM BABBITT, acitizen of the United States, residing at Meriden, in the county'of NewHaven and State of Connecticut, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Butter-Dishes; and I do hereby declare the following tobe a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as willenable others skilled in the lart to which it appertains tomake and usethe cess ca'n be had to its contents without taking it off entirely, allof which will be more fully described hereinafter, reference being hadto the accompanying drawings and the letters of reference markedthereon.

Like letters refer to like parts in the figures of the drawings, inwhich- Y i Figure 1 is a rear elevation of my improve butter-dish. Fig.2 is a side elevation of the same, with the cover shown raised in dottedlines.

In the drawings, A represents the base or main body of a butter-dish,which may be of any desired configuration, and ornamcnted in the mostelaborate manner, it' desired.V It is provided with handles B and theusual knifeholder, C, upon which the butter-knife is supported. At therear side of the base or lower part, A, are arranged in any suitablemanner two lugs, a b, which form the stationary part of the hinge D, towhich the cover is pivoted. The coverE is also made of highly ornamentalshape, and is provided with lugs c d, forming the movable part of thehinge D. Suitable screws, e, which are secured intoY the lugs a b,

A. The usual drainer is arranged in tlieor- `this may be varied to suitthe various styles ot' butter-dishes. For instance, the lugs may beextended backward and a pin or bolt passed through both withoutdeviatingfrom the spirit of my invention.

` The principal point of my invention is the placing ot' the hinges uponthe base or lower part of the butter-dish and pivoting the cover tothem, so as to gain access to the dish without removing the coverentirely or revolving it. cover being vhung eccentrically, the inneredges thereof bear against the sides of the base when in its uprightposition, and the basethus forms the stop for the cover.

The advantages in securing and arranging thecover in the manner hereinshown and described will be readily appreciated by all conversant withthem, and among some ot' them may be mentioned that by not removing thecover and laying it on the table-cloth it will not become soiled;persons are more liable to cover the dish again and prevent ies fromalighting on the butter than when the cover is to be taken up andreplaced; the cover is not so liable to stick or become out of order aswhen revolved into a receptacle below, which is the case withtherevolving covers now in use; the parts can beeasily and readilycleaned, and are not liablev to get out of order; the device is simplein construction, and, if desired, can be readily applied to butterdishesnow in use without much additional expense, and it can be easilyrepaired in case any part becomes worn out.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is

1. A butter-dish having the cover hinged at one side to the main body orbase of the dish, substantially as shown and specified.

'2.AA butter-dish having the cover pivoted to one side of the base ofthe dish by hinges arranged substantially as shown, and for the purposedescribed.

3. A butter-dish having the baseA provided Another important feature isthat, the

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with lugs a b, and the cover E with lugs c cl, and screws e to formhinges, arranged substantially ns and for the purpose set forth.

4. The butter-dish herein described, consisting of the base A, havinglugs a b, in combination with a cover, E, provided with lugscd, and thescrews e, arranged at; one side of the said dish, substantially as shownand specified.

5. In butterdishes, the manner herein described of hingng the coverecoent-rically to the base and forming e stop for the eover by the edgesof the base, substantially as shown and specified.

` sETH WILLIAM BABBITT.

Vitnesses:

H. B. BEACH, W. E. STIMsoN.

